Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Govt. Polytechnic was established in the year 1984 and  Second Govt. Polytechnic was established in the year 1989 in the same campus  has been renamed as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology on 16th April  2010. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology offers Degree, Diploma in  Engineering apart from various maritime programmes. The institute also offers  various non-formal courses in the campus as well as through its extension centre  spread over different islands of A & N group of Islands.  The institute was one of the first technical institute in the country to get ISO 9000  accreditation way back in 1999, which was subsequently upgraded to 9001:2008  standards. The institute also obtained ISO 14000 accreditation. All the courses  which are being offered for more than four years have been accredited by NBA.